CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-16121

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

2.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

3.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : LOW

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-11-07 04:15

Updated : 2020-11-18 02:30

NVD link : CVE-2020-16121

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16121

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-209